VarietyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Brian Lowry posted a column titled Ã¢â‚¬Å“Why standups are sitting out primetimeÃ¢â‚¬Â last Friday, which partly explored the idea that as of late, comedians have been landing game show host jobs as opposed to sitcom deals. I say...

For more than two decades, comedian Janeane Garofalo has made us think as much as she has made us laugh. Thankfully, 2008 will see our favorite funny socio-political critic film a new stand-up DVD and continue touring the nation's finer comedy friendly venues: she's at Comix in...

The Justice Department approved the merger of Sirius and XM Satellite Radio on Monday, saying the deal was unlikely to hurt competition or consumers.
So what does this mean for comedy fans? We’ll have to see. But the thought of Howard Stern & Opie and Anthony in one...

Lebanese comedian Nemr Abou Nassar has given himself a monumental task: creating a well-respected stand-up comedy scene in his country. Nassar is part of a small but growing comedy circuit in the tiny nation, bordered by Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea.
According to...

Oscar-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler bought the rights to the recently published Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America and is planning to produce a documentary version of the book. Comedy legends George Carlin, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor and more will...

Organizers of this yearÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s New York City Underground Comedy Festival announced today their intentions to scale back the amount of festival shows and up the quality of the participating comedians.
“We still want to present new, quality faces to the industry...